Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS,
Rev. L. III. REYNOLDS, EDITOR.

Mr.. ]. R. White as gone to Faribault.
Mr.. Jas. A. Ross has gone to Duluth,
Mimi.
Mr.. M. E. Singleton is on the sick list
this week.
Mr.. Lou Purcell is working at the
Ardmore now,
Where is the APPEALS Des Moines
correspondent?
Elder Trevan is the guest of Mrs. T..
H. Reynolds this week.
Mr.. A. G, Plummer is the Flour City
correspondent for the Chicago Conser-
vator.
Mrs. Geo. Hall, of st. Paul, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. H. w. B.
Greer.
J. L. Neal left on Thursday evening
for a two days trip to Madison, Wis, on
business
Mr.. Zed Mitchell has been ill for sever
al days, and his mother Mrs. Susan
Mitchell, also
Mrs. Geo. .BoIden spent several days
this week visiting the family of Rev. C.
s. Jacobs, St. Paul.
Mr.. William Helm left for New York
last week with the expectation of going
to Europe in June.
Big Winnie Johnson, colored, is the
| attraction at the museum this week.
She weighs 1000 pounds.
Miss Ida Carter who has spent few
weeks with Mrs. Yancy, will return to
her home in Leavenworth, Kansas.
The East Side "A. M. E. church will
give presentation Festival at 10 Wash
ington avenue, S., Tuesday evening,
May 10th.
| Mr.. Benz. Pierre has shaken the dust
of Minneapolis from his feet and hence
forth will dwell under the shadow of the
dome Of the capitol.
Mr.. James Mcdonald, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, is recent arrival in the city. His
family will probably arrive in couple
of weeks. Still they come.
/ When contemplating an investment
in real estate, 60 to see that energetic
business man John L. Neal. Get his
advice and govern yourself accordingly.
/ Quarterly meeting at the Second A.
M. E. church, Sunday, Elder Trevan
will preach morning and evening. Rev.
Coston at p. M. Sacrament at the same
hour.
| Mr.. John Gibson has taken an agency
for the Northwestern Endowment and
Legacy Association, and will begin an
active canvas Monday. We wish him
success.
Mr.. Clifton, of Miles City. Mon, is
stopping off for few days with Mr..
Coleman. Mr.. Clifton is en- route to
Philadelphia, to visit friends and re-
lations
The police made 29O arrests during
April. The fire department responded
to twenty-ons alarms, six Of them ''still. .
The total loss was $2O,2O6, and the in
surance $l4,s75.
Messrs. Singleton and Gibbs have
been investing in real estate in Mont
gomery Park, addition to this city. We
like the metal in such men. Build a
cage and then catch bird.
Mr.. Robt. Coleman, Of Miles City,
Montana, is in the city with his family,
We hope he will conclude to remain
permanently, his stay would be valu-
able acquisition to our city.
A committee of colored citizens head.
ed by Mr.. H. w. B. Greer. waited upon
the fire commissioners last week and
secured from them promise to appoint
a colored fire company to occupy the
new engine house.
Among the many Minneapolitans at
the quarterly meeting in st. Paul, Sum
day were: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Davis, Mes
DANES Burke, Thomas, Mason, Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crossl, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
w. Bolden and others.
| "A 6lud1l NOluIu0 VI SeTUOuS on nome
Life" and other Topics prepared by Rev.
Z. H. Reynolds will be put in press
about June LIST. It will be a duodecimo
volume of $50 pages with two engravings.
It will appear about July LIST.
| NJ. W. Lewis, one Of our boys, reached
Minneapolis, last Saturday for few
days vacation. He is employed by the
US. Government in a capacity which
throws him in the large cities in various
positions of life. Rumor has it, he
owes his appointment to Democratic
US. Senator.
| In an extended conversation with
Elder Trevan we learned that the dis
trict is in fine condition with one OF two
exception. The churches are prosper
ing spiritually and financially. The
exceptions, says the Elder, are where
the preachers, not the people, are dis
contentsd with the presiding elders
system.